A villager washes himself under an open water pipe on Feb. 11 after days of scavenging coal from an open-cast mine in the village of Jina Gora, near Jharia, India.

Villagers in India's eastern state of Jharkhand make a few dollars a day by scavenging coal illegally from the dangerous open-cast coal mines. The area has become a hazard because of underground mine fires that have been burning for decades, prompting the government to relocate more than 2,300 families.

Jensen, a 2-year-old false map turtle from the Mississippi River, sits in the palm of a keeper on Feb. 13 at the Blackpool Seaf Life Centre in Blackpool, England.

Jensen is one of 50 turtles confiscated by customs after the animals were illegally imported into Britain. The false map turtles, a common pet species, have since been placed in homes and are now adjusting to their new habitats.

Young children and their parents shake hands and exchange Valentine's flowers with Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge while she was visiting the Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England.

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Winter surfing

Simon Bilcock comes in from surfing at Coldingham Bay, an inlet in the North Sea, on Feb. 15 in Coldingham, Scotland. Advanced wetsuit material and technology has made surfing a year-round activity in chilly places like Dunbar and Thurso, allowing many dedicated surfers to take advantage of the better waves and less-crowded waters.

Surfing, which is one of the fastest-growing sports in Britain, is now a multi-million pound industry that employs thousands of people in the U.K. Although most people assume surfing in the U.K. began in the 1960s, it was in fact already starting to become a popular summer activity on British beaches by the end of World War I.

Couples kiss during a group wedding ceremony on Feb. 14 on the green at the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. The group wedding ceremony, where 30 couples tied the knot, was put on by the Palm Beach Country Clerk & Comptroller's office.

From left, Jonah Klemm-Toole kisses his new wife, Elena Pizano; Kenny Dornhoefer kisses his new wife, Jaya Ganaishalm; and Manuel Fuentes kisses his new wife, Monika Juarbe, after tying the knot.